MOMBASA, Kenya (Reuters) - A Kenyan court in the coastal city of Mombasa sentenced nine Somalis on Tuesday to five years in prison each for attempting to hijack the German merchant vessel MV Courier in the Gulf of Aden in March 2009.Full story

NAIROBI (Reuters) - The Dutch embassy in Kenya has warned of a possible attack against foreigners, shortly after police in the east African country discovered a large quantity of explosives on a bus in the capital Nairobi. Full story

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenyan police discovered a large quantity of explosives packed in boxes on a bus in the capital Nairobi that was headed to a town in the coastal region, a senior officer said on Wednesday. Full story

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Ali Babitu Kololo, a former employee of the Kiwayu Safari Village, stands in the dock after he was sentenced to death for robbery with violence charges and seven years for participating in the kidnap of British tourists in the Kenyan coastal town of Lamu July 29, 2013. He was found guilty of kidnapp

Ali Babitu Kololo, a former employee of the Kiwayu Safari Village, is escorted by police to the cells after he was sentenced to death for robbery with violence charges and seven years for participating in the kidnap of British tourists in the Kenyan coastal town of Lamu July 29, 2013. He was found g